Should developers stop making games that require 5090 for max settings now that the card is clearly not for gamers and is accessible to 0.1% of community?

[u/TheGGspot]

I get that the games need better hardware to dun better, but who are they really making the game for if you need a 6000$ GPU at this point

[u/IDKForA]

To be fair, most people wouldn't be running a 4K monitor either, 1440p is the sweet spot.

Also max settings means "max", it means the best graphics the game can show. I mean, you can see here than Minimum only requires a 1070 or a 3050, it's not that intensive.

[u/stillpwnz → u/IDKForA]

Most people wouldn't need to run it at native 2160p. I have 4090 and 2160p monitor, and my default is a "DLSS Quality" I don't like how upscaling is advertised either, but let's be honest, Quality upscaling to 4k is fine in most cases. In rare cases it even looks smoother and better.

Is it frustrating that 2nd best available GPU can't properly run native 4k in modern games? Yes it is

Should we expect game devs to spend time optimizing ultra 4k native performance? I don't think so.

If I had a say in an AAA game development, I'd focus on 1080p and 1440p (native first, but quality upscaling is acceptable) and base it on Steam hardware data or smth to ensure I cover the most audience I can while providing them with an acceptable experience.

I also believe it is fine that some "extra" features are only available to high-end users, but it shouldn't be a game changer, or totally flip the regular experience. Minor visual upgrades available to those who have godzilla PCs shouldn't bother low/midrange users imo.

[u/zackdaniels93 → u/stillpwnz]

I'm a bit of an image quality snob to be honest, but on most games I cannot tell the different between DLSS Quality and native images. I'd have to have my nose up to the screen inspecting every single backdrop, which defeats the purpose anyway.

I doubt most people, even those with a 5090, are running native 4K. Hell, a lot of games come with DLSS defaulted to being enabled, and majority of players aren't gonna be checking that stuff lol

[u/sticknotstick → u/zackdaniels93]

We’re not, this entire debacle is made up nonsense from purists. Oh no, at 4k the “fuck performance just use the best we got” graphics settings require you to turn on the “basically free performance boost” button? The horrors we face in modern gaming!